The New Thinking in Public Art series explores current
artistic and architectural trends, contributing fresh thinking to
the debate about the role of contemporary art within the
development of the public realm. Each volume in this three part
series – habitat, environment, community – integrates a specially
commissioned art-project, artist interview and commentary by a
leading thinker on urban development of our shared spaces. In
Community, the art and architecture collective public
works contribute a network-based project, If you can't find it,
give us a ring, whilst architectural theorist Doina Petrescu's
essay Working towards a real public space, revisits the
notion of community, public and participation. public works revisit
the project Park Products. The
theme of community is taken up by exploring the space and
informality of networks found in institutions and public space.